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Recycling

Slave to sachets: How poverty worsens the plastics crisis in the Philippines

MANILA (Reuters) - Armed with gloves, rubber boots and a rake, “Mangrove Warrior” Willer Gualva, 68, comes to Freedom Island in the Philippines almost every day to stop it being engulfed by trash. No one lives on the island, yet each morning its shores are …

bubmagSeptember 3, 2019

Confusion clouds China’s social credit system

BEIJING – From penalizing irresponsible dog owners to blacklisting dissenters, critics warn China’s social credit system enables authorities to define “desirable and undesirable behavior” and could allow unprecedented control of citizen’s lives. The fledglin…

bubmagSeptember 3, 2019

Nukes

Iran’s Rouhani rules out bilateral talks with U.S.

By Tuqa Khalid DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will never hold bilateral talks with the United States but if it lifts all the sanctions it reimposed on Iran it can join multilateral talks between Iran and other parties to a 2015 nuclear deal, President Hassan Rouhani…

bubmagSeptember 3, 2019

Venezuela

Kashmir: The misinformation spreading online | #TheCube

Internet outages and communication shutdowns are not a new phenomenon. This year alone, countries like Venezuela and Sudan have suffered their consequences. “Governments do this to control information, to control the ability of individuals in a particular ar…

bubmagSeptember 3, 2019

Machine Learning

20190902 SEL LABOR DAY

Good morning, how do you stay motivated at work? On this Labor Day, we’re turning our focus to the unglamorous but essential aspect of our business — doing the work. After all, you can know everything there is to know about algorithm updates and ad extension…

bubmagSeptember 3, 2019

Recycling

A Mobile App That ‘Challenges’ You To Care For The Environment

Spotted: Through creating, accepting and completing challenges, Applinka aims to bring young people together while simultaneously making the world a healthier place. Through the Applinka app, users can challenge their friends to engage in environmental-frien…

bubmagSeptember 3, 2019

Silk Road

Xinhua Silk Road: Liuyang Steamed Cuisine Creative Food Show held in Beijing

bubmagSeptember 3, 2019

Water Scarcity

Southern Africa: Climate Change Disproportionately Affects Women and Young Girls – and Here’s Why

"Women bear the brunt of extreme weather events because they lack economic, political and legal power." Action needs to be escalated regarding climate change to create a sustainable green future, said Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister in the Presidency for Wom…

bubmagSeptember 3, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

EU should be open for ‘creative’ solutions on Irish border: Brexit minister

BERLIN: Britain's Brexit Minister Stephen Barclay said in an interview with several European newspapers published on Monday (Sep 2) that the European Union should be open to "creative and flexible" solutions to the Irish border question. The EU's top negotia…

bubmagSeptember 3, 2019

Chinese Economy

Hong Kong’s Lam says she ‘never tendered a resignation’ amid leaked audio that she would ‘quit’ if she could – Fox News

The embattled leader of Hong Kong was caught on a leaked audio recording reportedly saying she would “quit” if she could after causing “unforgivable havoc,” but on Tuesday reiterated that she hasn’t resigned because it would be the easy way out. In a press c…

bubmagSeptember 3, 2019

Slave to sachets: How poverty worsens the plastics crisis in the Philippines

Iran’s Rouhani rules out bilateral talks with U.S.

Kashmir: The misinformation spreading online | #TheCube

20190902 SEL LABOR DAY

A Mobile App That ‘Challenges’ You To Care For The Environment

Xinhua Silk Road: Liuyang Steamed Cuisine Creative Food Show held in Beijing

Southern Africa: Climate Change Disproportionately Affects Women and Young Girls – and Here’s Why

EU should be open for ‘creative’ solutions on Irish border: Brexit minister

Hong Kong’s Lam says she ‘never tendered a resignation’ amid leaked audio that she would ‘quit’ if she could – Fox News

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